PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 4235 p4p, 1635 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 217 p4p, 100 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tiger
vs
Sripituksakul

172 cm
36
146
26 - 31 - 1

168 cm
31
136
21 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger throws a jab when Sripituksakul was well out of range.
Sripituksakul misses the shot to the body.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Sripituksakul misses with a body shot.
Tiger half committed to a counter leg kick.

Sripituksakul decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sripituksakul lands strikes from half guard.
Tiger is looking to improve his position.
Tiger is controlling Sripituksakul's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tiger wants to control but Sripituksakul is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul is looking to advance position but Tiger won't allow it.
Sripituksakul is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger is holding on to half guard well.
Sripituksakul uses his free foot to push down on Tiger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tiger.
Tiger has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tiger tries to hold on but Sripituksakul pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sripituksakul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tiger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sripituksakul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sripituksakul cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is looking to improve his position but Sripituksakul isn't that keen on the idea.
Sripituksakul with the ground and pound from mount.
Tiger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sripituksakul lands with some strikes.
Tiger tries to lock up and control but Sripituksakul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tiger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger is in a horrible position here. Sripituksakul smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sripituksakul with shots to the head and body - Tiger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tiger is working to get back to half guard.

Sripituksakul working for a submission but Tiger is keeping him at bay.

Sripituksakul looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul prevents Tiger from getting the reversal.
Tiger tries to lock up and control but Sripituksakul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sripituksakul lands a big shot there that rocks Tiger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tiger is squirming around, avoiding Sripituksakul's attempts to control the action.
Sripituksakul is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sripituksakul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tiger wants to control but Sripituksakul is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sripituksakul looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tiger tries to hold on but Sripituksakul postures up.
Sripituksakul working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sripituksakul manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tiger to take his back!
You can see the frustration on Tiger's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sripituksakul lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Tiger is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sripituksakul punishes Tiger with strikes from the back mount.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tiger!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sripituksakul with a nice cross.
Sripituksakul lands a jab to Tiger's midsection.
Tiger throws out a leg kick but Sripituksakul moves out of range and Tiger only half commits.
Tiger misses with a low kick as Sripituksakul jumps back.
Tiger is looking to slow Sripituksakul down with leg kicks.
Sripituksakul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sripituksakul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiger throws out the jab.
Sripituksakul missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul lands a leg kick that knocks Tiger off balance momentarily.
Sripituksakul moves out of range as Tiger strikes.
Tiger throws a low kick, looking for Sripituksakul's leg but Sripituksakul calmly moves out of range.
Tiger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sripituksakul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sripituksakul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sripituksakul.

Sripituksakul scores with a takedown into Tiger's guard.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiger trying to keep a closed guard but Sripituksakul is proving a slippery customer.

Tiger working for a triangle but Sripituksakul defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sripituksakul postures up and lands a big shot to Tiger's brow.
Tiger being controlled here, momentarily.
Sripituksakul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul being controlled here momentarily.
Sripituksakul throwing strikes from guard but Tiger blocks nicely.
Sripituksakul scoring with some ground and pound.
Tiger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sripituksakul wants to control from the top but Tiger keeps moving.
Tiger is controlling Sripituksakul's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul stands up over Tiger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sripituksakul wants to pass the guard but Tiger is keeping the position.
Tiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sripituksakul trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sripituksakul is one step ahead there.
Tiger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tiger can't keep his opponent in guard - Sripituksakul advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sripituksakul lands with a punch from half guard.
Sripituksakul scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sripituksakul prevents Tiger from improving his position.
Sripituksakul wants to control but Tiger is keeping him busy.
Tiger is looking to improve his position.
Tiger taking some punishment here, with Sripituksakul in his half guard.
Sripituksakul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sripituksakul frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sripituksakul wants to control the pace but Tiger is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Little Kitty Sripituksakul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Tiger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sripituksakul wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Sripituksakul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tiger rather than just go for the knockout.

Sripituksakul has closed the distance and engaged Tiger in a clinch.
Sripituksakul struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.

Sripituksakul works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sripituksakul postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sripituksakul is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sripituksakul won't allow Tiger to sweep him here.
Sripituksakul pushes down on Tiger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sripituksakul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tiger controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sripituksakul is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tiger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sripituksakul.
Tiger tries to get to full guard but Sripituksakul has control of the leg.
Sripituksakul trying to control the pace.
Sripituksakul lands with a punch from half guard.
Sripituksakul tries to pass to full mount but Tiger defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tiger controlling the position well.
Tiger gets back to full guard.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger keeping full guard, as Sripituksakul tries to pass.

Sripituksakul thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sripituksakul lands a couple of digs.
Sripituksakul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sripituksakul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sripituksakul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sripituksakul trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot that snaps Tiger's head back.
Sripituksakul defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Sripituksakul misses
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sripituksakul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Sripituksakul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger checks the leg kick.
Sripituksakul connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Sripituksakul swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger.
Sripituksakul throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiger tries to move into range but Sripituksakul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tiger throws a jab but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul lands with a hook. Tiger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sripituksakul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger thows a leg kick but Sripituksakul checks it
and Tiger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sripituksakul can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sripituksakul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul thanked the fans post fight for their support.